Ministry of Minority Affairs

98,712 beneficiaries trained under Nai Manzil Scheme

Posted On: 07 FEB 2024 6:08PM by PIB Delhi

Nai Manzil scheme was under implementation from 2014-15 to 2020-21 with an objective to benefit the minority youth who do not have formal school leaving certificate. The scheme provided a combination of formal education (Class VIII or X) and skills and enabled the beneficiaries to seek better employment and livelihoods. Since inception of the scheme, 98,712 beneficiaries have been trained, 58,168 reported as placed and 8,546 took up further education or skill training till date. State/UT and gender-wise number of beneficiaries under Nai Manzil scheme since inception are placed at Annexure.

The Scheme was implemented through Project Implementing Agencies, therefore, State/UT- wise data on fund allocation is not maintained in the Ministry. Since inception Rs. 562.39 crore has been allocated under the Scheme, out of which Rs. 456.19 crore has been utilized by 2022-23.

 

Annexure

 

State/UT and Gender-Wise Number of Beneficiaries under Nai Manzil Scheme since inception

State

Male

Female

Total Trained

Andaman & Nicobar

154

259

413

Andhra Pradesh

144

682

826

Arunachal Pradesh

393

427

820

Assam

1641

4276

5917

Bihar

4233

4987

9220

Chhattisgarh

663

1376

2039

Delhi

2242

1640

3882

Goa

70

343

413

Gujarat

679

2278

2957

Haryana

2291

1032

3323

Himachal Pradesh

555

413

968

Jammu and Kashmir

3187

4580

7767

Jharkhand

2737

4176

6913

Karnataka

805

1563

2368

Kerala

983

1082

2065

Madhya Pradesh

1144

2500

3644

Maharashtra

1858

746

2604

Manipur

772

611

1383

Meghalaya

1021

1332

2353

Nagaland

359

467

826

Orissa

320

920

1240

Punjab

4350

2821

7171

Rajasthan

1697

1069

2766

Tamil Nadu

1531

1379

2910

Telangana

3273

2604

5877

Tripura

260

242

502

Uttar Pradesh

4377

6469

10846

Uttarakhand

590

379

969

West Bengal

2150

3580

5730

Grand Total

44,479

54,233

98,712

 

This information was given by the Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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